Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] expect [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In rural districts and in manufacturing towns charity schools could expect to make little progress against the competition of child employment and complaints of this came repeatedly from clothing and mining districts . |
| 2 | So Megadeth fans can expect to see this line-up staying together for quite some time ? |
| 3 | ARIES — A YEAR dominated by Uranus , Neptune , Saturn and Pluto can not be easy , and Arieans must expect to face some difficulties and setbacks somewhere along the line . |
| 4 | Schools in ‘ well off ’ areas can expect to raise more money in direct appeals and in fund raising activities than schools serving poorer communities . |
| 5 | Stephen may expect to read any letters she receives , ’ answered Elizabeth . |
| 6 | Nobody expects councillors to be able to do sums involving three hundred and fifteen or fourteen million erm without professional help , just like any business would expect to use professional help for that . |
| 7 | The Court of Appeal rejected the Council 's defence on the ground , not that the ticket changed hands too late , but that it was not a contractual document ; for no reasonable person would expect to find contractual terms in a document which was no more than a receipt for him to prove that he had paid and which in many instances ( i.e. in the absence of the attendant ) would not change hands until long after the contract was made . |
| 8 | After their retirement from employment , people in the UK can expect to receive some form of pension . |
| 9 | ALL THE PRESIDENT 'S TAXMEN On the campaign trail , the next US president promised that high earners could expect to pay more tax — and foreign-owned companies much , much more — if he won the election . |
| 10 | This becomes more important with increasing age , when people can expect to lose long-standing friends at an ever-increasing rate . |
| 11 | Moderators will expect to see marked work which clearly and helpfully indicates to students the strengths and weaknesses of the work submitted . |
| 12 | Moderators will expect to see some form of unseen testing within these schemes . |
| 13 | The interviewer will expect to answer pertinent questions . |
| 14 | vegetarians can expect to live nine years longer than regular meat eaters |
| 15 | J-registered Cavalier SRi saloons and hatches are good value at auction and bidders can expect to secure 1992 cars with under 10,000 miles from company and fleet sources for around £8250 . |
| 16 | We are encouraged by our progress and shareholders can expect to see this process continue . ’ |